Just like Disney, I won't be supporting Pepsi anymore. My biggest problem with this is the "recruitment and engagement technics" they want to establish. I thought if you were gay you were just gay. Now they want to get more people? And they want more than equality, they want special notice. Ever seen a gay pride parade? I have. Can you say 'freaks'? They come out of the woodwork. If they claim they are just like anyone else then go to a parade and you will come away with a different opinion. Anyway.
PepsiCo forms Chicago Gay Pride organization
August 19, 2009
According to PepsiCo representative Philene Frazar, PepsiCo is a founding member in establishing a homosexual activist group in Chicago.
Frazar, in a presentation during a 2009 homosexual advocacy conference, announced PepsiCo was instrumental in forming Chicago's "Citywide Pride" (see presentation slide here). The Citywide Pride website says it "strives to educate and empower the LGBT workforce and their allies."
Citywide Pride events listed for 2009 include:
- Seminar on how gays can successfully adopt children
- Same-sex marriage tutorials
- "Recruitment and engagement" techniques training
- "Family Pride" days (this one particularly hosted by PepsiCo)
In addition, Frazer noted that PepsiCo regularly recruits and invites employees from smaller companies to attend a variety of gay pride parades with them, saying:
"It really is a true celebration of the entire community when PepsiCo steps out to be part of a parade. In most of these cities, we are giving out a sampling of all our product lines, which are as diverse as Tropicana juice, all the way to Frito-Lay chips. We also hand out cups and banners and whistles. It's really a true corporate presence once we hit the parade route."
guess I won't be drinking pepsi
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